RS President to call for referendum on NATO if Bosnia membership becomes imminent

Milorad Dodik, president of Republika Srpska, Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity, on Monday said if NATO membership for Bosnia becomes imminent, he will call a referendum in the entity to see if Serbs want to join the alliance.

Dodik said Serbs had had negative experiences with NATO whose forces bombed Serbs twice in the recent past, due to war in Bosnia and in Kosovo.

“NATO bombed Serbs twice, not only on military but also civilian positions,” Dodik said. “There are consequences from this even today related to the depleted uranium in those areas where bombs were thrown by NATO,” he added.